单词 | grace |
释义 | grace —grace /ɡreɪs/ noun (APPROVAL) F0 [U] FORMAL approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian religion) that is freely given by God to all humans: » Betty believed that it was through divine grace that her husband had recovered from his illness.Thesaurus+: ↑Forgiveness in religionby the grace of God FORMALF0 through the kindness or help of God: » By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.Thesaurus+: ↑Good luck and bad lucknoun (MOVEMENT) ► C1 [U] a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way: » Joanna has natural grace and elegance.Thesaurus+: ↑Beauty and attractivenessnoun (POLITENESS) C2 [U] the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest: » They accepted their defeat with good grace.Thesaurus+: ↑Polite and respectful , ↑Polite and respectfulgraces /ɡreɪsɪz/ [plural]F0 ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant: » Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.Thesaurus+: ↑Manners and levels of formality , ↑Polite and respectfulnoun [C or U] (PRAYER) ► F0 a prayer said by Christians before a meal to thank God for the food: » The children always say grace at school.Thesaurus+: ↑Religious ceremonies and prayersnoun [U] (TIME) ► F0 a period of time left or allowed before something happens or before something must be done: » The exams have been postponed, so the students have a few days' grace before they start.Thesaurus+: ↑Periods of time - general wordsverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for grace C2 When a person or thing graces a place or thing, they make it more attractive: » Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.Thesaurus+: ↑Decorating or making something attractivegrace sb with your presenceF0 to honour people by taking part in something: » We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.» HUMOROUS So you've finally decided to grace us with your presence, have you? (= You are late.)Thesaurus+: ↑Present , ↑Available and accessible , ↑Unavailable and inaccessible |
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